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Cyfrowy Polsat enhances Ipla TV offering

Cyfrowy Polsat is now letting its satellite TV subscribers access paid-for content from its online…

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Android share of mobile and tablet market grows to half

Almost half of all mobile devices in France, Spain and the UK are now Android-based,…

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Com Hem hit by competition, but grows number of homes

Swedish cable operator Com Hem saw a slight decrease in overall revenue in the third…

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TV sales in Germany underperform CE market

TV sales in Germany are likely to fall below expectations this year, ending 18% down…

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BT to boost music offering

BT is set to boost its music offering through a streaming deal with major label…

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ProSiebenSat.1 buys German music site Songtexte.com

ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired online song lyric and music news portal Songtexte.com in a bid to…

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Turkey’s D-Smart scores MGM movies deal

Turkish digital TV platform D-Smart has secured a multi-year movie programming agreement with US studio…

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Discovery ‘interested in Prima TV takeover’

A report in the Romanian press claims Discovery Communications’s spending spree could be set to…

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Volia movies forward with rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 services

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has extended its DOCSIS 3.0 service to the city of Lutsk…

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Lagardère launches Christmas special in Russia

Lagardère Active is to launch a Russian version of its popular French Christmas channel, La…

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Telekom Slovenije sees TV base grow

Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije grew its TV base by 12% over the first nine months…

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UPC Austria adds Melodie TV

Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has added local music channel Melodie TV to its…

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Free completes refinancing

French service provider Iliad Telecom, operator of the Free brand, has completed a five-year refinancing…

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CNBC makes key international appointments

News channel CNBC has made a number of key appointments to its international team. CNBC…

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UKTV launches networks on Virgin TV Anywhere

UKTV has launched its full network of channels on Virgin Media’s TV anywhere service, marking…

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BT Sport signs exclusive NBA deal

UK telco and pay TV operator BT has signed a deal with the NBA to…

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Tony Hall says BBC provides value for money, outlines drama commitments

BBC director general Tony Hall has argued that though the corporation has made mistakes in…

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UK multichannel broadcasters grow revenues to £5 billion

The UK’s multichannel broadcast sector has grown its revenues to £5 billion (€6 billion) a…

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New UK streaming service launches on Freeview HD connected boxes

A new subscription streaming service is bringing channels such as Comedy Central, MTV and History…

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MTG denies reports it is in talks to sell Russian pay TV stake

Modern Times Group (MTG) has denied reports it is in talks to sell its stake…

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DNA moves to harmonise Finnish DTT platforms

DNA-owned Finnish digital-terrestrial pay TV service PlusTV has made HD channels available to its subscribers,…

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Bonnier gives top job to Com Hem CEO

Swedish media group Bonnier has appointed the chief executive of Scandinavian operator Com Hem, Tomas…

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Euronews opens Budapest office

International news channel Euronews has officially opened its new facility in Budapest. The Hungarian newsroom…

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Nick App debuts in UK

A Nickelodeon app that’s been downloaded five million times in the US has gone live…

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YouView enables internet show recordings on BT boxes

UK connected TV service YouView has enabled BT customers to record internet channels on their…

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i24news launches on Telefónica in Spain

Israel-based international news channel i24news has launched the English language version of its channel on…

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Roku launch for 4oD

Terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has launched its catch-up service 4oD on Roku internet streaming boxes…

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UK outfit provides price comparisons for online TV shows

UK outfit Tank Top TV has launched a web-based directory of TV shows to allow…

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TiVo makes subscriber gains, tips more Netflix deployments

TiVo reported its strongest ever quarter of cable subscription additions in Q3 and predicted more…

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Vivendi approves SFR split, backs Bolloré

Vivendi has approved plans to spin off its teleco arm SFR as a separate company…